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Secretary
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The secretary provides administrative and secretarial support to the management of the Mental Health service line at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, SC.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Receives schedules, refers, and contacts members of the staff, agency, and persons outside the agency, ranging from other government agencies to the general public.
- →Regularly involved in high-level contacts with visitors and internal stakeholders.
- →Processes incoming and outgoing materials, including correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other written communications.
- →Performs the following types of duties: edits letters, composes letters and reports, reviews correspondences for accuracy and completeness, prepares public presentation outlines, and develops standard or form letters and replies to inquiries.
- →Schedules appointments, coordinates meetings, and/or schedules conferences.
- →Researches and provides background on the subject matter of meetings without direction.
- →Attends meetings and independently follows up on action items with appropriate staff members.
- →Obtains and monitors the use of services, supplies, or equipment for the office.
- →Maintain timekeeping records in an organized manner and be prepared to respond to a timekeeping audit on short notice.
- →Perform other duties as assigned.
- →Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
- →Work schedule is subject to change based on agency need.
- →Telework (ad hoc): This position may be authorized for telework.
- →Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment.
- ✓A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 50aa049a-700d-4705-94c0-1e55ae02cf5e
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